RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “PDSA-ADHD”: A Newly Reported Syndrome
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 752
OP 757
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100244
VO 24
IS 6
A1 Baxley, Elizabeth G.
A1 Bennett, Kevin J.
A1 Pumkam, Chaiporn
A1 Crutcher, Sam
A1 Helms, M.Garrett
YR 2011
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/24/6/752.abstract
AB We present a satirical case report of a new syndrome, called “plan do study act–attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” or PDSA-ADHD. This syndrome is associated with the implementation of multiple simultaneous plan-do-study-act cycles as a quality improvement approach in a health care setting. This case represents a clinical warning sign of quality improvement impairment and suggests a new variant of organizational attention deficit disorder.